ThethingIlovemostabouttheinternetistheabilitytocommunicatewithpeopleallovertheplanet.That'sreallywhatthewebandtheinternetisallabout:simpleandstraightforwardcommunication. 　　Nothingcomparestothethrillofcreatingmyownwebsites,onwhichI"talk"tothousandsofvisitorseverysingleday.Igetanopportunitytoexplainmyopinions,viewpointsandshareinformationwhichmayevenbehelpful.mywordsarenotchangedbyanyeditororboss;everyarticle(withafewexceptions)hasbeenwrittenbymetohelpothersunderstandsomeissue,dataortopic. 　　Mywebsitehasaguestbook,whichindividualscanusetotellmewhattheythinkofmywritingsandopinions.inthe3yearssinceIbegancreatingmysites,overonethousandpeoplehaveleftentriesthankingmeformywords,expressingpraisefortheeffortorinformingmeofhowmyeditorialshelpthemsomehow. 　　Thesethouandsnotesofkindnessoutweighamillion-foldthedozenorsoentrieswhichridiculedmyeffortsorattemptedsomehowtobelittlemeormyopinions.Withsomanypositivecomments,it'sbecomeverysatisfyingtohitthedeletekeyuonthoseevillittlebombsleftbypeoplewithnothingbettertodothantearsomeonedown. 　　WhenIarrivedhomefromworkonSeptember11th,thefirstthingthatIdidwasbeginwritingabouttheattacks.Beforelong,Ihadstartedawebsite,andbeganpostingotherarticlesbyhundredsofindividualswiththeirthoughtsandcontributions.Iincludedgraphics,photosandarticlesfromallovertheworld;eventuallythesiteexpandedtooverathousandpages.Theeffortofputtingthistogether,researchingandwriting,helpedstabilizemeinwhatappearedtobeaveryunstableandhostileworld. 　　Whenmywifebecameveryillanditbecameapparentthatshewouldbeunabletotraveloutsideourapartmentformonthsorevenyears,Iturnedtotheinternetforhelp.Ishowedherhowtocreateawebsite,howtousePaintShopPro,andhowtocommunicatewithothers.Atfirstsheusedtheinternetonlyenoughsatisfyme,butbeforeamonthhadpassed,shewascreatingherownwebsitewhichinformedothershowtosurviveasthmaandit'ssideeffects.Shewroteaboutherstruggleswiththatterribledisease,aswellasthefivedaysshespentinacomaandthemanydifferenttechniquestriedtohandlehercondition.Thousandsofpeoplehavesignedherguestbook,andshehasexpandedherhorizonsandcreatedadozendifferentwebsitesonmanydifferenttoptics.infact,mylovelywifenowisworkingtobecomeaprofessionalwebmasterherself,andIthinkshewillsoonbeevenbetterthanIamatthistrade. 　　Ibelievethattheseeffortshaveexpandedmyhorizonstotheentireplanet,andIhavenodoubtthattheinternetsavedmywife'slife.Itenabledhertocommunicatewithothers,evenprovideahelpinghandnowandthen,eventhoughshecouldnotleavethehouseforphysicalreasons. 　　And,ofcourse,theinternetchangedmebeyondmywildestdreams.Inowwriteonearticle(minimum)everysingleday,somethingthatwouldhavebeenunheardofyearsago.IcommunicateregularlywithpeopleIhavenever(andwillnever)meet.Theinternethasenabledmetofeelbetteraboutmyfellowmanandhasgonealongwaytoconvincemethatmanisgood,andthatevilisnotnormal. 　　Andthat'swhattheinternethasdoneforme.